Two electric vehicle chargers were added adjacent to the parking lot below the solar structure. They are for the use of all undergraduates, and there will be no charge for the power.
It is estimated that by 2025, 25% of all automobile buyers in North America will at least consider buying an all-electric vehicle, and that is the year that purchase price parity for gas and electric vehicles should be reached. The chargers will provide another reason for prospects to join Sigma Chi.
Sham Batth (F-17) charges his plug-in BMW i8 at one of the chargers. Two undergraduate brothers have electric vehicles.